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1492-Dec.-05

1492-Dec.-05: Christopher Columbus lands on the northern coast of the island and names it La Isla Española.

1492-Dec.-05: Christopher Columbus lands on the northern coast of the island and names it La Isla Española. This event initiated the permanent European presence on the island that would eventually become Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Source  ·  p. 13 Dubois, Avengers of the New World, 13